Moscow 1980 Olympic Games: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Games of the XXII Olympiad
Date	July 19, 1980 - August 3, 1980
Location	Moscow • Russia

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Daley Thompson of Great Britain in mid-stride throwing a javelin during the decathlon at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, with a crowd watching in the stadium.

Tatyana Kazankina clinching the gold medal in the 1,500-metre race at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow

Vladimir Salnikov delivering a gold-medal-winning performance in the 1,500-metre swimming event at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow

Cuba's Teofilo Stevenson, wearing boxing gloves and shorts labeled Cuba, faces USSR's Pjotr Zayev in the ring during their 1980 Olympic heavyweight final match.

Olympic medals hang against a blurry background.

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